For some reason, the default kernel does not match the kernel built from the sources.

Unbeeweebable.

In any event, the driver installs fine in the new kernel which is supposedly the same as the old kernel but obviously not because sizes are different everywhere and the NVIDIA drivers didnt like the downloaded redhat kernel.

Now that its working, im not touching it!

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